Apr 13Addressing The Rising Costs of Prescription MedicationEvery year thousands of Mainers are forced to cope with the sky-rocketing costs of prescription medication by forgoing the healthcare...
Apr 12Easy Enrollment: Ensuring Every Mainer has Affordable HealthcareTwo years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it has never been more important for Mainers to have access to affordable healthcare. Yet costs...
Apr 7Fixing the “Family Glitch” in Maine and NationwideThe Affordable Care Act was a major step forward for health insurance in the United States. For the first time, millions could access...
Mar 18A Budget for Maine’s Working FamiliesIt’s been a tough two years for Mainers. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant inflation as supply chain issues persist, made...
Feb 14The Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, ExplainedIt’s been a difficult two years for Maine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs and many industries have suffered....
Jan 25What We’re Fighting For in 2022It’s a new year, which means a new legislative session is underway. Our leaders in Augusta made great strides last year to make...
Jan 12Celebrating Maine’s Healthcare AchievementsThis month marks three years since Governor Mills vastly expanded Medicaid in the state of Maine. On her first day in office, Governor...
Dec 6, 2021What Makes a Strong Paid Family and Medical Leave Policy?The Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave is in the midst of crafting its recommendations for Maine’s statewide Paid Family and...
Nov 11, 2021How Can We Support Maine’s Veterans?Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor the brave people who have served our country. Our veterans gave all of themselves for us, but...
Nov 10, 2021Should Children Be Vaccinated for COVID-19?With the recent announcement that the FDA and CDC have approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, parents rightfully have...
Oct 14, 2021A New Public Health Insurance Option for MainersLast week, Governor Mills announced that Maine will become one of the latest states to offer a statewide health insurance market under...
Sep 7, 2021How should Maine structure Paid Family and Medical Leave?Governor Mills and state legislators this session moved to establish a commission to develop a statewide paid family and medical leave...
Aug 26, 2021Holding Our Elected Officials AccountableThe 2021 Legislative session was a great success for Maine’s working families. Our leaders in Augusta tackled plans to boost our public...
Aug 16, 2021Is the COVID-19 Vaccine Dangerous?There’s been a lot of speculation about the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson since their release last year....
Aug 13, 2021Facing the Delta Variant in MaineThis week, Governor Mills celebrated 80 percent of Maine adults receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But the rise of the...
Jul 20, 2021A Look Back at the 2021 Legislative SessionOne of the most unique sessions in the Maine Legislature’s history has come to a close, and there is a lot to be proud of. Our lawmakers...
Jul 19, 2021Healthcare Affordability Board Becomes LawLD 120, An Act To Lower Health Care Costs through the Establishment of the Office of Affordable Health Care, is now law! Introduced by...
Jun 15, 2021We Must Stand Up to Big PharmaMainers are being squeezed by rising healthcare costs. Nowhere is this more obvious than the sky-rocketing costs of prescription...
Apr 7, 2021Tuesday, April 13: Public Hearing on Making Health Care Work for MaineNearly one in five Mainers has gone without care or prescribed medication due to cost, and the pandemic has only made it worse. Now, we...
Mar 15, 2021Maine's Legislature must regulate prescription drug pricesHundreds of thousands of Mainers, both young and old, rely on prescription medication to remain healthy. But big pharmaceutical companies...